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Claus Wunsch, Gründer von Essen in Salzburg

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Best Restaurants Near Me in Salzburg

I have eaten at every one of these places myself and would happily send you there. Share your location and you will see which ones are closest first. Without location access, the neighbourhood and town picker gets you there just as easily.

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41 personal recommendations

Restaurant MAMMA MIA

Restaurant MAMMA MIA

Mediterranean•Lamprechtshausen•9531.8 km
Car27 Std. 25 Min.Bike137 Std. 50 Min.Walk571 Std. 10 Min.Busca. 52 Std. 10 Min.

Mamma Mia is a hotel and restaurant in Lamprechtshausen. The wood-fired oven is at its centre, with thin-based pizza coming out of the fire; Italian classics and Croatian dishes share the same menu.

Ben's Aloha

Ben's Aloha

Hawaiian•Straßwalchen•9545.3 km
Car27 Std. 35 Min.Bike139 Std. 20 Min.Walk576 Std. 55 Min.Busca. 52 Std. 35 Min.

Do it like a surfer. Eat the rainbow. is written on the Ben's Aloha website. Ben and Fabi serve bowls, burgers and breakfast in Straßwalchen, with many ingredients from regional suppliers.

Winding Gut Country Inn

Winding Gut Country Inn

Austrian•Bergheim bei Salzburg•9546.3 km
Car27 Std. 30 Min.Bike138 Std. 15 Min.Walk573 Std. 45 Min.Busca. 52 Std. 20 Min.

Christina and Fritz Rigele run the country inn on the Voggenberg, a farmstead first recorded in 1392. On Sundays a roast comes to the table, in summer vegetables from their own kitchen garden, and when the weather allows they grill.

Hubers at Golfclub Klessheim

Hubers at Golfclub Klessheim

Austrian•Wals-Siezenheim•9548.9 km
Car27 Std. 20 Min.Bike137 Std. 55 Min.Walk571 Std.Busca. 52 Std.

Austrian classics, seasonal cooking and breakfast right beside the Klessheim golf course. Andrea and Harald Huber are the tenants and hosts, no golf clubs required.

Hubers im Fischerwirt

Hubers im Fischerwirt

Fine Dining•Salzburg-Liefering•9549.7 km
Car27 Std. 20 Min.Bike137 Std. 55 Min.Walk570 Std.Busca. 52 Std.

Hubers im Fischerwirt pairs Salzburg inn cooking with a contemporary kitchen. In Alt-Liefering you get Austrian classics, seasonal dishes and a serious wine list. The garden sits under old trees.

Cosmic Pizza

Cosmic Pizza

Italian•Salzburg-Elisabeth-Vorstadt•9551.8 km
Car27 Std. 20 Min.Bike138 Std. 5 Min.Walk2547 Std. 10 Min.Busca. 52 Std. 5 Min.

Andy played records as DJ Cosmic and learned to bake pizza in Naples; Marc brings years of restaurant experience from Munich, Vienna and Salzburg. Since April 2024 the two have been baking Neapolitan pizza in the Elisabeth-Vorstadt, with starters, desserts, wine and drinks.

Restaurant Fuchsbau

Restaurant Fuchsbau

Austrian•Wals-Siezenheim•9551.9 km
Car27 Std. 15 Min.Bike796 Std.Walk2547 Std. 10 Min.Busca. 51 Std. 55 Min.

At the Fuchsbau in Wals every ingredient comes from within thirty kilometres, the house states this on its website. Stefan Fuchs cooks elevated alpine food with French and Italian influences from it, and down-to-earth dishes beside them.

Vegitalian

Vegitalian

Vegan•Salzburg-Mülln•9552.0 km
Car27 Std. 20 Min.Bike796 Std.Walk2547 Std. 10 Min.Busca. 52 Std. 5 Min.

Samanta comes from Milan and cooks Italian food at Vegitalian in Mülln, but entirely plant-based: house-made pasta, pizza and Italian specialities, fresh daily with organic ingredients.

Restaurant Mirabell

Restaurant Mirabell

Fine Dining•Salzburg-Neustadt•9552.1 km

Restaurant Mirabell sits inside the Sheraton Grand Salzburg on the Mirabell Gardens. Robert Chlopinski pairs Austrian classics with influences from fifteen years in Dubai and Qatar; on Fridays sixteen small courses reach the table, on Sundays there is brunch.

taste.it

taste.it

Italian•Salzburg-Neustadt•9552.2 km

An Italian two-course business lunch, Monday to Friday, a few steps from the Mirabell Gardens: a starter, a Mediterranean main, a soft drink. Built for the lunch break, and it does not taste like canteen food.

magazin

magazin

Fine Dining•Salzburg-Mülln•9552.3 km

A bistro, wine shop and deli in one vaulted room at the foot of the Mönchsberg. magazin has been here since 2003, with more than 1,000 wines, seasonal bistro cooking and a courtyard that keeps people outside long after dinner.

Gasthof Wastlwirt

Gasthof Wastlwirt

Austrian•Salzburg-Maxglan•9552.3 km

Salzburg inn cooking since 1939: at the Wastlwirt in Maxglan, backhendl and Wiener schnitzel sit next to beef tartare and seasonal dishes. The chestnut garden seats around 100.

Pescheria Backi

Pescheria Backi

Mediterranean•Salzburg-Neustadt•9552.3 km

Pescheria means fishmonger, and in the Andräviertel it has become a restaurant where fish and seafood are the whole programme, Mediterranean, without a detour through Viennese cooking. In summer the tables stand outside among plants.

Basilikum Pizza Napoletana

Basilikum Pizza Napoletana

Italian•Eugendorf•9552.3 km

Niko and his team bake Neapolitan pizza in Eugendorf, with Italian produce and a day menu that keeps changing. The restaurant sits at the Salzburg golf club, but it is open to everyone.

Pizzeria Ciro

Pizzeria Ciro

Italian•Salzburg-Schallmoos•9552.6 km

Salzburg's oldest pizza love is what Pizzeria Ciro in Schallmoos calls itself. The dough rests at least 48 hours, the oven runs at around 400 degrees. Antipasti, a short pasta list and dolci alongside.

FYN

FYN

Brunch•Salzburg-Altstadt•9552.7 km

Build-your-own breakfast and brunch: at FYN you put your breakfast together from individual dishes or pick from creative favourites, right in Salzburg's Old Town.

Casa Napoli - Pizzeria & Trattoria

Casa Napoli - Pizzeria & Trattoria

Italian•Salzburg-Altstadt•9552.7 km

Casa Napoli on Bergstrasse bakes Neapolitan pizza in an open kitchen. The dough matures for several days and goes into a hot oven. Home-made pasta and starters complete the menu.

Mega Star Kebab

Mega Star Kebab

Street Food•Salzburg-Schallmoos•9552.8 km

Mega Star Kebab on Richard-Kürth-Strasse grills beef steak instead of the usual kebab meat, with fresh vegetables and special spices. The kitchen is halal certified.

Fifty 4 Burgers

Fifty 4 Burgers

American•Salzburg-Altstadt•9552.8 km

Fifty4 Burgers on Linzergasse works with 100% halal meat, house-made sauces and burgers cooked to order, from beef burgers to signature creations such as the California Chicken Burger.

Ludwig Burger

Ludwig Burger

American•Salzburg-Altstadt•9552.8 km

Organic Austrian beef, organic Alpine chicken and hand-cut organic potato fries: everything at Ludwig in the Linzer Gasse is prepared fresh each day, the sauces made in house. Vegetarian and vegan options too.

Restaurant Herzl

Restaurant Herzl

Austrian•Salzburg-Altstadt•9552.9 km

Herzl is on Getreidegasse and belongs to Hotel Goldener Hirsch. The menu lists Wiener schnitzel from milk-fed veal, Backhendl and Salzburger Nockerl. In fine weather the garden is open.

DAI PAI

DAI PAI

Asian•Salzburg-Altstadt•9553.0 km

Asian Street Kitchen in Salzburg: at Dai Pai, Asian street food, shareable dishes and a laid-back street-market vibe come together, right opposite the Festival Hall.

Die geheime Specerey

Die geheime Specerey

Fine Dining•Salzburg-Altstadt•9553.0 km

Die Geheime Specerey on Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse is restaurant, wine bar and delicatessen in one. Andreas Felleis and Patrick Knittelfelder cook fresh pasta, steaks and dishes from their own pasture-raised pork.

Metzgersteig am Alten Markt

Metzgersteig am Alten Markt

Austrian•Salzburg-Altstadt•9553.0 km

Authentic Salzburg inn culture in the Old Town: at Metzgersteig am Alten Markt, traditional Austrian cuisine, genuine butchery craftsmanship and a large beer garden meet one of Salzburg's most beautiful squares.

Salzburg Grill Imbiss

Salzburg Grill Imbiss

Street Food•Salzburg-Altstadt•9553.1 km

Top Bosna and warm hospitality right in Salzburg's old town: Salzburger Grill Imbiss serves up Salzburg street food with no long waits, served with plenty of charm and a big heart. The best part: every tip goes to charity.

Iberico

Iberico

Portuguese•Salzburg-Altstadt•9553.3 km

Iberico on Chiemseegasse brings Spanish and Portuguese cooking to the old town. The table gets changing tapas, jamón, bifanas and pastéis de nata, plus wines that host Christoph Filip imports himself.

MARCHHART'S

MARCHHART'S

Thai•Salzburg-Riedenburg•9553.7 km

Thai cooking, fish and steaks from the lava grill, three kitchens that rarely share a menu, plus a rooftop terrace above the Leopoldskroner Weiher. Christoph Marchhart brings the spices back from Thailand himself, and no glutamate goes into the food.

TORIKO Nonntal

TORIKO Nonntal

Asian•Salzburg-Nonntal•9553.7 km

TORIKO Nonntal cooks ramen and mazemen with noodles made fresh in the restaurant every day. The inspiration comes from Chinese, Japanese and Korean kitchens.

Restaurant Paradoxon

Restaurant Paradoxon

Fine Dining•Salzburg-Nonntal•9553.8 km

“Unconventional: absolutely. Perfect: not in the slightest.” Those two lines are how the Paradoxon introduces itself. Martin Kilga and his team cook what does not seem to belong together on the first bite; at weekends brunch joins in.

Restaurant Brunnauer

Restaurant Brunnauer

Fine Dining•Salzburg-Nonntal•9554.0 km

Brunnauer is in the historic Ceconi Villa in Nonntal, with a terrace facing Hohensalzburg Fortress. Richard Brunnauer cooks seasonally and regionally at Hauben level, the Austrian restaurant rating by Gault Millau. From 16 to 28 November chamois, mouflon and wild fowl are announced.

ANIMO by Aigner

ANIMO by Aigner

Mediterranean•Salzburg-Morzg•9554.6 km

Lizzy and Jakob Aigner cook seasonal Mediterranean food at ANIMO in Nonntal, deliberately purist. Restaurant, conservatory and a shaded garden, plus an award-winning champagne list.

Gasthof Hölle

Gasthof Hölle

Austrian•Salzburg-Gneis•9554.8 km

Gasthof Hölle in Gneis has been brighter and more open since its renovation in June 2026. Next to the garden under old chestnut trees there is a large playground within sight of the tables, plus a playroom indoors.

Latschenwirt

Latschenwirt

Austrian•Großgmain•9554.8 km

A pine distillery became an inn in 1911. Latschenwirt at the foot of the Untersberg cooks game from the Mayr-Melnhof grounds, alongside classics and seasonal dishes; you can also grill at the table, with the Hutessen on pre-order.

ALMA Lofer

ALMA Lofer

Latin American•Lofer•9557.6 km

At the Steinerwirt in Lofer, Daniel Valovis cooks Latin American food with Middle Eastern flavours. At dinner everything goes in the middle of the table and gets shared; during the day there is breakfast and a light lunch menu.

Schlosswirt zu Anif

Schlosswirt zu Anif

Austrian•Anif•9559.0 km

Traditional Austrian inn cooking, a step above the ordinary, in a historic setting: the Schlosswirt zu Anif sits right beside Anif Castle, with regional specialities, seasonal dishes and one of the finest gardens outside Salzburg.

Mizu no Yama

Mizu no Yama

Japanese•Mondsee•9560.6 km

Kentaro Fujita trained in omakase restaurants in Japan and now cooks at Mondsee: fine dining, a chef's table and an izakaya bistro under one roof.

Gauchos Del Gusto

Gauchos Del Gusto

Street Food•Fuschl am See•9564.2 km

Argentine street food meets regional quality: at Gauchos Del Gusto you'll find juicy steak sandwiches, standout burgers, homemade chimichurri and plenty of authentic gaucho flair straight from the food truck.

Aarons Genusskrämerei

Aarons Genusskrämerei

Fine Dining•Hallein•9566.0 km

Regional cuisine reimagined: At Aarons Genusskrämerei, premium local ingredients meet modern craftsmanship and creative ideas. With his 'What the Hall' concept, chef Aaron Priewasser brings the heart and culinary history of Hallein straight to your plate.

CRAZIAN's

CRAZIAN's

Asian•Hallein•9566.1 km

CRAZIAN's in Hallein cooks modern Asian food with flavours from Thailand, Malaysia and China. Two dishes are fixed, with two new specials every week. In summer there is a small garden.

Windbeutelbaron

Windbeutelbaron

Bavarian•Berchtesgaden•9569.0 km

Windbeutelbaron sits at around 1,000 metres on the Graflhöhe near Berchtesgaden. The café-restaurant is known for oven-fresh giant cream puffs made to a Berlin pastry chef's original recipe, alongside Bavarian dishes and a sun terrace facing the Berchtesgaden mountains.

SeeSushi at Lake Wolfgang

SeeSushi at Lake Wolfgang

Japanese•Strobl•9578.0 km

SeeSushi combines Japanese sushi artistry with regional ingredients from the Salzkammergut region. The focus is on native freshwater fish such as char, whitefish and lake trout, crafted into creative nigiri, maki and signature rolls. This innovative concept originated at Lake Wolfgang and has since expanded to Vienna and Lake Achen in Tyrol.

Salzburg, Neighbourhood by Neighbourhood

My recommendations, sorted by neighbourhood – from the Old Town out to Liefering. One entry for every district where I actually have a place to recommend.

Where to Eat in Salzburg’s Old Town

Klassiches Bosna · Salzburger Grill Imbiss
Klassiches Bosna · Salzburger Grill ImbissClaus Wunsch

When someone stops me on Getreidegasse and asks where to eat right now, I send them to Wiener-Philharmoniker-Gasse and the Salzburger Grill Imbiss. A classic Bosna, eaten standing up, and you’re on your way again in ten minutes. For fresh pasta I take my time instead: that’s at Die geheime Specerey on Sigmund-Haffner-Gasse, and you sit there tighter and longer than you planned.

For a whole evening Herzl on Herbert-von-Karajan-Platz is my address – you’re sitting practically next to the Festival Hall. And if it should be pizza, walk up Bergstraße to Casa Napoli.

Where to Eat in Nonntal

Sticky Beef Rib Mazemen · TORIKO Nonntal
Sticky Beef Rib Mazemen · TORIKO NonntalClaus Wunsch

At TORIKO on Nonntaler Hauptstraße my pick is already in the profile: Sticky Beef Rib Mazemen. If you think ramen always means broth, mazemen will prove you wrong – the noodles come without broth, but with everything that belongs on top. For lunch it’s my shortest route to something that doesn’t taste like a canteen.

Upscale but not stiff is Paradoxon on Zugallistraße, and for a long evening take Brunnauer on Fürstenallee. Both sit in Nonntal, so you can decide at the table.

A bit further out, at Nonntaler Hauptstraße 55, is ANIMO by Aigner: a country inn at first glance, but the cooking is high-level without being stiff. My pick is the cavatelli – a dish that only works when the produce is right.

Where to Eat in Salzburg’s Neustadt

Das täglich wechselnde 2-Gänge-Business-Lunch · taste.it
Das täglich wechselnde 2-Gänge-Business-Lunch · taste.itPascal Baronit

In Neustadt it’s usually about lunch for me. At taste.it on Auerspergstraße there’s a two-course business lunch that changes daily – exactly what I need between two appointments.

I order fish at Backi on Franz-Josef-Straße; the fish platter follows whatever came in that day. And at Restaurant Mirabell, FRID*EX on Fridays is my suggestion when you want to share a lot of small plates. Afterwards you’re two minutes from Mirabell Gardens and can carry on on foot.

Where to Eat in Mülln

Rocky Balboa Sandwich · magazin
Rocky Balboa Sandwich · magazinFoto: Magazin I Claus Wunsch

Mülln is the district where you come down from Mönchsberg and suddenly sit inside a vault. At magazin on Augustinergasse I order the Rocky Balboa, a pastrami sandwich, and afterwards I usually stay in the courtyard for a glass of wine.

Plant-based it gets at Vegitalian on Müllner Hauptstraße: Italian comfort food, entirely vegan, and my favourite is the vegan burrito. Both places sit close to Müllner Steg, so you can walk along the Salzach afterwards.

Where to Eat in Schallmoos

Steak Döner Kebab mit Grillgemüse · Mega Star Kebab
Steak Döner Kebab mit Grillgemüse · Mega Star KebabClaus Wunsch

Schallmoos isn’t a district you stroll through, but between errands I have two fixed points there. At Mega Star on Richard-Kürth-Straße you get the steak döner with grilled vegetables, properly filled and with meat you can taste.

At Ciro on Robinigstraße my pick is the Pizza Bufala. Stand there at lunchtime and you’ll notice that half the neighbourhood had the same idea.

Where to Eat in Elisabeth Vorstadt

Pizza Bufala · Cosmic Pizza
Pizza Bufala · Cosmic PizzaClaus Wunsch

Around the main station, Cosmic Pizza on Saint-Julien-Straße is my address. Dimmed lights, music, drinks – you notice the concept the moment you walk in.

It’s also where I wait for someone after a train without the wait turning into a punishment. The Pizza Bufala is in the profile there, and if you still have time afterwards: station and Salzach sit close enough to carry on on foot.

Where to Eat in Gneis

Steak mit Maiskolben · Gasthof Hölle
Steak mit Maiskolben · Gasthof HölleClaus Wunsch

If you’re out with kids, Gasthof Hölle on Dr.-Adolf-Altmann-Straße is my simplest answer in Gneis: family-friendly, uncomplicated, with a high chair and parking. My order there is the steak with corn on the cob.

Gneis is the district where the city briefly stops: avenues, meadows, and Hellbrunn hill right next door. Being able to walk after eating is the real luxury here.

Where to Eat in Maxglan

Beef Tatar vom heimischen Rind · Gasthof Wastlwirt
Beef Tatar vom heimischen Rind · Gasthof WastlwirtGasthof Wastlwirt I Claus Wunsch

Maxglan means a garden to me, and that’s Wastlwirt on Rochusgasse: a shady outdoor area, inn cooking that dares a bit more. My pick is the beef tartare from local beef.

Maxglan is also where everyday Salzburg shows itself: flats, workshops, and in between an inn culture that has nothing to do with tourism.

Where to Eat in Liefering

Gefüllte Maishendlbrust / Erdäpfelterrine / Spargelragout · Hubers im Fischerwirt
Gefüllte Maishendlbrust / Erdäpfelterrine / Spargelragout · Hubers im FischerwirtClaus Wunsch

Liefering is further out than it looks, but Hubers im Fischerwirt in Alt-Liefering is worth the trip – in summer mainly for the garden. The dish in the profile is a seasonal suggestion; what’s on the table right now is on the menu.

Alt-Liefering kept its village core – church, squares – which is why you sit there as if you were in the country, motorway notwithstanding.

Where to Eat in Leopoldskron

Thunfischscheiben in Sesamkruste, gebraten auf Ananas-Mangosalat 🥭🐟 · MARCHHART´S
Thunfischscheiben in Sesamkruste, gebraten auf Ananas-Mangosalat 🥭🐟 · MARCHHART´SPascal Baronit

At MARCHHART'S on Firmianstraße 2 you sit in Leopoldskron right at the pond, in summer on the sun terrace. Thai and steak in one house – handy when not everyone at the table wants the same thing.

Leopoldskroner Moos is a different thing from the pond: the moor lies behind the palace, the pond in front of the terrace. If you want to know where you are sitting, ask for Leopoldskron, not the Moos.

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